thigmotaxis (uncountable)
(biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact.
Source: Wiktionary
Thig`mo*tax"is, n. [NL., fr. Gr. touch + an arranging.] (Physiol.)
Definition: The property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting, and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance.
When the movement is away from the touching body, it is negative thigmotaxis; when towards it, positive thigmotaxis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
